The Tampa Bay Rays and their parade of relievers are closing in on some franchise history.

ST. PETERSBURG http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , Fla. (AP) —Ryan Yarbrough helped extend Tampa Bay’s shutout streak to 23 innings, and the Rays got their only run via video replay in a 1-0 win over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.The franchise record for consecutive scoreless innings is 27, set in 2013. Tampa Bay began this streak with 14 shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox, including a 2-0 win Sunday.“They shut out the best team in the league yesterday so that tells you how good they’re doing now,” said Willy Adames, who drove in the game’s only run.Yarbrough (12-5) pitched 5 1/3 innings in relief of opener Hunter Wood. The rookie left-hander gave up two hits and a walk while striking out six, earning his major league-leading 10th relief win.Yarbrough has primarily been a long man out of the bullpen while Tampa Bay has experimented with using relievers for one or two innings at the start of most games. He leads the majors with 96 relief innings and has a 3.84 ERA.“It’s something that you see another guy doing really well, and … we’re all competitive by nature or we wouldn’t be here,” Yarbrough said. “We just want to go out there and do the same, if not better. A little friendly competition in the clubhouse never hurts.”Ryne Stanek pitched a scoreless eighth inning, and Jose Alvarado pitched the ninth for his fifth save.After singles by Ji-Man Choi and Kevin Kiermaier in the second inning, Adames hit a two-out chopper over third base. Adames beat Rosell Herrera’s throw across the diamond http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , but it took a 43-second review to reverse the original out call.“Usually the run you score in the second inning doesn’t define the game. It was pretty unusual,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “It just shows we had to play seven innings of perfect baseball.”The run came off right-hander Jorge Lopez, who pitched five innings in his second major league start. Lopez (0-3) gave up five hits and three walks.The Royals, who were shut out for the ninth time this season, are 0-4 against Tampa Bay with all four losses coming by one run. They never got a runner as far as third base Monday night.“The pitching was fantastic. We just couldn’t muster any offense,” Royals manager Ned Yost said.Kiermaier had three of Tampa Bay’s eight hits after coming into the game batting .127 in August.Royals reliever Jake Newberry struck out three in 1 2/3 innings in his major league debut.Wood pitched 1 2/3 innings, giving up two hits with two strikeouts.TRAINER’S ROOMRoyals: LHP Danny Duffy (left shoulder) “felt really good” after a bullpen session, according to manager Ned Yost, who will determine Tuesday whether Duffy will pitch Thursday night’s series finale.Rays: INF Daniel Robertson said recent surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb went well and he has no pain. Robertson hasn’t given up on getting at-bats during the final days of the season. “There won’t be any rushing it,” he said. … LHP Vidal Nuno (strained right hamstring) will make his second rehab start Tuesday night with Class A Charlotte and should be back in September.MINORS MATTERSLHP Matthew Liberatore, taken by the Rays in the first round of the 2018 draft, allowed three hits and struck out eight over five innings to get his first pro win in the GCL Rays’ 6-0 victory over the Twins. He has a 0.98 ERA over 27 2/3 innings in eight starts.UP NEXTLHP Blake Snell (14-5) will pitch Tuesday night’s game against Royals RHP Glenn Sparkman (0-1). Snell http://www.indiansfanproshop.com/authentic-b.j.-upton-jersey , whose 2.10 ERA ranks second in the AL, has not given up a run in two straight starts of five innings each. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Brendon Rodgers has had to wait for an opening in the Colorado Rockies‘ infield, just like Trevor Story did a few years ago.Selected third overall in the 2015 amateur draft, Rodgers has hit .291 in four minor league seasons. The 22-year-old played at Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque last season and is at big league training camp for the second straight year.“With Brendan, I think he’s confident to start with,” Rockies manager Bud Black said Monday. “He’s really confident in his abilities. He knows he’s a good player and he knows he’s talented. The way I see him move around the clubhouse and how he’s interacting with the coaches and the players, his personality is more at ease. I think he’s showing who he is.”Story had to wait for Troy Tulowitzki’s departure, then enjoyed a breakout 2016 following the trade of the shortstop to Toronto and became a first-time All-Star last year. That is a path Rodgers is eager to emulate.“He wants to get better, and he wants to learn new positions,” Story said. “That’s what I had to do when I was coming up. I tell him that. You never know what’s going to happen and you have to be ready. You’ve got to prepare in case something happens.”Rodgers has played second, third and shortstop in the minor leagues.“It gives players a better chance to play if they can do other things and it gives the team a great deal of flexibility every night Roberto Perez Jersey , feeling comfortable making moves,” Black said.Rogers has gone on to start at all three positions this spring training“Overall, defensively, whether it’s short, second or third, I feel very comfortable at all three right now,” Rodgers said. “I’m getting a lot of looks at short, especially over in Mexico.”Rodgers was part of the Rockies’ contingent that played two games in Monterrey, Mexico, last weekend against Arizona.“It was awesome and a great experience,” Rodgers said. “The fans are loud and locked in. They all stayed until the last out.”Rodgers is trying to make the most of any opportunity.“I’ve noticed a much better pitch recognition, laying off breaking balls he might have swung at last spring Eddie Robinson Jersey ,” Black said. “That’s a big test for Brendan, laying off that breaking ball out of the strike zone. This guy can hit a fastball and we know that. Big league pitchers, talented pitchers are going to try to expose a number of players to the breaking ball. Brendan, as a young player, realizes that.”NOTES: Ian Desmond hit a three-run homer to right-center field. Most of his power is to center or the opposite field, and he doesn’t try to pull the ball. “I don’t really discriminate as long as it goes over the fence,” Desmond said. … The Rockies trimmed their camp roster to 47. INF Josh Fuentes was among the players optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque. He has not played because he’s still rehabbing from a broken hamate bone in his left hand. … C Tony Wolters has been slowed by a stomach flu and an upper respiratory illness. … The Rockies want to run, Black said, and Desmond spoke up during a recent team meeting on baserunning. “We want that mindset of being aggressive,” Black said. “Even if you get thrown out, there’s a feeling on the other side that the Rockies are always pressing and we have to be on our toes.” Said Desmond: “It’s nice to have the audience where people are accepting. I’m glad I felt comfortable enough with the group of guys we had in there and they were willing to listen.”